Kyung-ja, also spelled Kyong-ja, Kyoung-ja or Gyeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically, "ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child" (子). The characters used to write this name can also be read as a Japanese female given name Keiko. Kyung-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in "ja", like

Young-ja Young-ja, also spelled Yeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it. Hanja and meaning There are ...

and

Jeong-ja Jeong-ja, also spelled Jung-ja, Jong-ja, or Chung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja and meaning There are 65 hanja with the reading "Jung (Korean name), jeon ...

, that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards. According to South Korean government data, it was the third-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940. However, by 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten. People with this name include: * Kyung-ja Chun (1924–2015), South Korean painter * Choi Kyong-ja (born 1930s), South Korean table tennis player who won several medals between 1957 and 1964 *

Na Moon-hee Na Moon-hee (; Na Kyung-ja, ; November 30, 1941) is a South Korean actress. Since 1960, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with her TV dram ...

(born Na Kyung-ja, 1941), South Korean actress * Yi Kyoung-ja (born 1948), South Korean writer *

An Gyeong-ja An Gyeong-ja (born 8 August 1950) is a South Korean volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially bran ...

(born 1950), South Korean volleyball player *

Byon Kyung-ja Byon Kyung-ja (born 6 January 1956) is a Korean former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. References

1956 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for South Ko ...

(born 1956), South Korean former volleyball player * Lee Kyung-ja (born 1964), South Korean speed skater *

Moon Gyeong-ja Moon Kyung-ja (born 14 August 1965) is a South Korean former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Her daughter Yang Ji-yeong, a graduate of Sookmyung Girls' High School, was drafted by the Women's Korean Basketball League ...

(born 1965), South Korean former basketball player *Kim Gyeong-ja (born 1970), one of the hostages in the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan *

Cho Kyung-ja Cho Kyung-ja is a former international table tennis player from South Korea. Table tennis career She won a silver medal at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships, in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) for South Korea with Lee Chong-Hi, ...

, South Korean table tennis player

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